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Yahoo is reportedly looking to acquire video ad platform BrightRoll

Yahoo has been on a shopping spree as of late. The company has been busy buying up a bunch of different companies and if you a report from TechCrunch is...

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MasterCard unveils new fingerprint-scanning credit card

MasterCard is introducing a credit card that comes with a fingerprint scanner to make paying for items at stores more secure. MasterCard's contactless payment option is hardly new, allowing users...

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Tumblr’s first desktop application launches on OS X

Tumblr has launched an official app for OS X today, one day after the release of Apple's latest desktop operating system. It's available for free in the Mac App Store...

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CBS announces a $6-per-month subscription service

It’s a good time to be a TV addict. Just one day after HBO announced that it would offer standalone streaming for viewers without cable or satellite service, CBS stepped...

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Reddit acquires popular third-party Reddit-browsing app Alien Blue

Reddit is already putting last month's $50 million capital raising round to good use, taking on Australian developer and software engineer Jason "Jase" Morrissey, whose popular third-party Alien Blue app...

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Google tries to bring Android to the living room again with Nexus Player

HTC and Motorola may have been tapped to make Google’s new mobile Nexus devices, but Nexus 7 veteran Asus wasn’t given the cold shoulder: It’s making the Nexus Player, a...

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Anonabox router brings the anonymity of Tor to the masses

Many internet users like to remain anonymous on the web even if they’re not involved in anything shady, which is why the Tor browser has such a strong user base....

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Google Sheets is getting a smart autofill feature

Many people know Google first and foremost as a search engine company. But really it’s a machine-learning company, using data to make predictions that get incorporated into applications like search...

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Finland blames Apple for its economic troubles

You know you've really made it as a business when you can be blamed for an entire country's economic collapse. During an interview with CNBC on Monday, the prime minister...

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Protean raises $5.8 million for its all-in-one credit card

Ann Arbor based Protean has raised $5.8 million in venture funding, and has officially re-branded their blue tooth enabled payment system to “Stratos”. The goal, Co-founder Thiago Olson says, is...

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Google’s Primer app aims to help startups with marketing

Today, Google launched a new mobile app for startups called Primer, an interactive tool that helps companies with their marketing needs. Available now on iOS, the software cranks out five...

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Google Hangouts app comes to Windows and Chrome OS

Fancy using Hangouts for your desktop convos? Well, Google has a new option for you: the Hangouts Chrome app. The "simpler faster" way to leverage the chatting tool offers a...

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